Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy

If only this had just had the courage of its convictions! Its four years now since a land mine rendered Bridget (Renée Zellweger) a single mum with the lively Billy (Casper Knopf) and Mabel (Mila Jankovic) keeping her on her toes and giving her an excuse not to meet new people. Its when she uses some chocolate buttons to lure her kids to the heath that she quickly finds herself stuck in a tree trying to rescue her children and in turn attracting the attention of their teacher Wallaker (Chiwitel Ejiofor) and the hunky ranger Roxster (Leo Woodall). Now shed already met the whistle-obsessed tutor but the younger man, well he just sent her heart a flutter! A bit of internet flirting later and shes Bridget reborn, reanimated and refocussed. Her ...

'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' is a fourth walk-through this particular universe and I have to say that it is a positive return to the world of Bridget Jones. It is funny in parts and features a noteworthy cast, though its more sombre side somewhat surprised (s)me.

I'm not someone who has read the books (obviously... me read a book, come on now!) so I didn't know where this was going to go, I did hear before watching that it had been praised and that it had a more emotive plot - and it does. It conveys its messaging about loss convincingly.

The ending is the point that that element reaches its pinnacle, I could hear a few sniffles amongst those around me in a packed out cinema. For me personally it was a bit too on the nose, but t...